The 2018 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 210th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 5 May 2018, a hot and sunny day. The winner was the Japanese bred Saxon Warrior, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by his son Donnacha O'Brien. Tip Two Win was in second place a length and a half behind and the favourite, Masar, was in third place.[1]
| 2000 Guineas Stakes | |
 Saxon Warrior (far right) approaches the finish | |
| Location | Newmarket Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2018 |
| Winning horse | Saxon Warrior |
| Starting price | 3/1 |
| Jockey | Donnacha O'Brien |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor |
| Conditions | Good |
Race details
edit- Sponsor: QIPCO
- Winner's prize money: £283,550
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 14
- Winner's time: 1 minute, 36.55 seconds[2]
Full result
edit| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Saxon Warrior | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3/1 | |
| 2 | 1½ | Tip Two Win | David Probert | Roger Teal | 50/1 |
| 3 | head | Masar | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 5/2 fav |
| 4 | ½ | Elarqam | Jim Crowley | Mark Johnston | 5/1 |
| 5 | neck | Roaring Lion | Oisin Murphy | John Gosden | 14/1 |
| 6 | 1¼ | Gustav Klimt | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 7 | ½ | James Garfield | Frankie Dettori | George Scott | 25/1 |
| 8 | 1¼ | Raid | Martin Harley | David Simcock | 33/1 |
| 9 | ½ | Murillo | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 10 | 3½ | Expert Eye | Andrea Atzeni | Sir Michael Stoute | 12/1 |
| 11 | 3¼ | Cardsharp | James Doyle | Mark Johnston | 80/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Headway | Jamie Spencer | William Haggas | 20/1 |
| 13 | 4 | Rajasinghe | Adam Kirby | Richard Spencer | 15/1 |
| 14 | 12 | Nebo | Silvestre De Sousa | Charles Hills | 100/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths. All the runners were three-year-old colts and carried 9 stone.[2]
Reaction
editAfter the race winning jockey Donnacha O'Brien said of Saxon Warrior: "He's a very good horse, he's a proper horse."[1]
Race build-up
editThe Aidan O'Brien trained colt Gustav Klimt became an early ante-post favourite for the race after winning the Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in July 2017,[3] but after an impressive win in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, Sir Michael Stoute's Expert Eye then took over as the market leader.[4] Stoute stated it was "too early to tell if he's a Guineas horse" but jockey Andrea Atzeni was more positive, saying, "I don’t think I’ve ever sat on a two-year-old as good as this".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2000 Guineas: Saxon Warrior wins at Newmarket for Aidan O'Brien". BBC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b "2000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, David. "Gustav Klimt odds head 2018 2000 Guineas ante post betting after Superlative Stakes success". Cheltenham Bet. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Kerr, Tom (1 August 2017). "Expert Eye new Guineas favourite after devastating success". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 October 2017.